school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
white stone; white (go pieces)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
application; request; petition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stagnation; hindrance; delay
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
due form; official; formality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
considerably; greatly; a lot
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!