previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scale; scope; plan; structure
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to feel; to sense; to experience
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come