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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

2

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

599

long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)

1

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.

423

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

320

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

week

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

royal

1

educational institution; school; academy; campus

15

be; is

46

while; during; while; although; all; both

28

holiday; day off

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

395

Japan

1

calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

3

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

Watanabe

40

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

281

savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough

1

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

2

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

56

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

anyhow; in any case

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

32

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

4

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

2

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

3

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

25

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

69

value; worth; virtue; blessing

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

7

within a school

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

156

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

73

consecutive holidays

3

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

9