one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
summer vacation; summer holiday
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
10th day of the month; ten days
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
while; during; while; although; all; both
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to look around; to survey
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)