opening ceremony (of the school term)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
mental; spiritual; emotional
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
independence; self-reliance
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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 thrust before; to thrust at
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nothing but; none other than
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
though; notwithstanding; although
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at that (very) moment; just then
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
excursion; field trip; school trip
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
decision; determination; resolution
something; some kind of; for some reason
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere