Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
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
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 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
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
older sister; elder sister
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
senior high school; high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
after school (at the end of the day)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pupil; student; schoolchild
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
study; diligence; discount; reduction
game arcade; video arcade
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate