what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
schoolgirl; female student
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be conspicuous; to stand out
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed