to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
eighth month of the lunar calendar
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
club activities; extracurricular activities
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
senior high school; high school
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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
suffix for familiar person
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that