ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
the way back; the way home; return trip
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
winter vacation; winter holidays
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
suffix for familiar person
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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 celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to gather; to collect; to assemble
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days