called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
each; (arch.) you (plural)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
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.
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
interior design; interior; upholstery
physical work; manual labour (labor)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
homeroom; form room; form class
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
after school (at the end of the day)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
time; hour; period; class
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...