preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
summer vacation; summer holiday
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bento; Japanese box lunch
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
time; hour; period; class
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.