aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
summer vacation; summer holiday
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
popular person; favorite; favourite
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
serious; not joking; straight
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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
episode; anecdote; vignette
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet