spring break; spring vacation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
weather forecast; weather report
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
tension; mental strain; nervousness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
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 feel; to sense; to experience
rather; better; instead; if anything
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony