senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
excursion; field trip; school trip
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that day; the very same day
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
adds force or indicates command