to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to snatch from; to steal from
no!; no no!; no, not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
booklet with homework assignments for the summer vacation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; discount; reduction
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage