pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
senior high school student
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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.
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
club activities; extracurricular activities
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
hello; good day; good afternoon
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?