to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
junior high school student; middle school pupil
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
senior high school; high school
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
new student; freshman; first-year student
schoolgirl; female student
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the present term; the present session
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil