ding-dong; chime; speed warning chime (esp. ones formerly fitted to Japanese automobiles); speed chime
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
preparations for returning (home)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
club activities; extracurricular activities
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look