too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
considerably; fairly; quite
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
simply; merely; only; solely
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
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
educational institution; school; academy; campus
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
club activities; extracurricular activities
coincident with; while; simultaneously
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
district; section; sector
match; game; bout; contest
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen