indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
self-supporting student; working student
although I say; although one might say; although called
university student; college student
senior high school student
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
convenience store lunch box
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bento; Japanese box lunch
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 show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
health; healthy; sound; fit
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
time; hour; period; class