the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(police) detective; criminal matter
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
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.
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
senior high school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
back off!; leave me alone!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very