lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bento; Japanese box lunch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in that way; thus; so; so?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk; to chat; to chatter
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all