the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
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)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
winter vacation; winter holidays
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
time; hour; period; class
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
memories; recollections; reminiscence