serious; not joking; straight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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 sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
senior high school student
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
junior high school student; middle school pupil
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo