(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
originally; by nature; from the start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
all; entire; whole; altogether
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to join forces; to cooperate
overall victory; championship
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?