spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in the morning; during the morning
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
such ... as; or some such
play equipment; playground equipment
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to order; to command; to appoint
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
commerce; trade; business
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth