recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dream for the future; hopes for the future
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please (give me); please (do for me)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thickness; profundity; depth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
police officer; policeman; policewoman
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...