to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
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
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
the other day; lately; recently
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
annual (plant); first-year student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
time; hour; period; class
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least