soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
summer vacation; summer holiday
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
suffix for familiar person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to make merry; to be festive
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
height of; middle of; full bloom
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love