to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fine weather; fair weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
attendance (at school); going to school
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
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
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
crow (Corvus spp.); raven