Silver Week; string of public holidays and weekend days sometimes occurring in September, October or November
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
excessive supply; oversupply
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
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.
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
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
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to mix; to stir; to blend
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!