too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
adds force or indicates command
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
and; thereupon; because of that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily