Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
suffix for familiar person
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
summer vacation; summer holiday
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to examine someone's expression
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just because; even if; even though
meaning; significance; sense
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that is to say; so that means
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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 leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
time; season; period; phase; stage
homecoming; returning home
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly