today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wintertime; winter season
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
attendance (at school); going to school
had better ...; had better not ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
after school (at the end of the day)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
report; notification; registration
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to