graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
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.
club activities; extracurricular activities
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
totally willing; fully motivated
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
drama; theatre; theater; play
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi