to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
name; given name; first name
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
senior high school; high school
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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 raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(not) even once; (not) ever
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
puddle of blood; pool of blood
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
new student; freshman; first-year student
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news