summer vacation; summer holiday
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
living; lifestyle; living room
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
adds force or indicates command
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
while; during; while; although; all; both
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
late at night; at a late hour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?