indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
for this very reason; that is exactly why
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally