soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
second-year student; biennial
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
time; hour; period; class
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to feel; to sense; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
while; during; while; although; all; both