sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 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
 than;  from;  out of;  except;  but;  more
 pupil;  student;  schoolchild
 recruitment;  invitation;  raising (funds, donations, etc.);  collection;  flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
 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 stop (an activity);  to cease;  to discontinue;  to cancel;  to abandon;  to give up
 closing of a school;  closed school
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 talk;  speech;  topic;  subject;  discussions;  negotiation;  rumor
 truth;  reality;  proper;  right;  genuine;  authentic
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
 suffix for familiar person
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 such;  that sort of;  that kind of;  no way!;  never!
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest;  wholly;  entirely;  extremely;  very
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 to wait;  to await;  to look forward to;  to depend on;  to need
 please (give me);  please (do for me)
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 no;  nay;  well;  er;  you're welcome;  not at all
 second day of the month;  two days
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 something;  something or other;  so-and-so;  somehow;  anyhow;  one way or another
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 look here;  I say;  well;  I know what;  I'll tell you what;  just a minute
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 because ...;  for ...;  the reason being ...;  as for ...;  when it comes to ...;  regarding ...
 open day;  open house;  day when prospective students can visit a university
 result;  consequence;  coming to fruition;  bearing fruit;  as a result;  consequently
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 bad;  poor;  poor (quality);  inferior;  evil;  sinful;  ugly
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...