preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suffix for familiar person
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
myself; yourself; I; me; you
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...