summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
sorry; excuse me; thank you
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
older sister; elder sister
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in proportion to; just as much as
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.
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn