water's edge; beach; shore
group; party; team; squad; section
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
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
excursion; field trip; school trip
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
really; truly; indeed; good grief
life; living; I; me; student
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
interest (in something); enthusiasm
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
you (plural); all of you; you all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station