graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
my husband; one's family; family member
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
please (give me); please (do for me)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ago; since; before; previous
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly