indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
senior high school; high school
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
start of work; commencement; opening
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly