weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
on the way home from school
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
discovery; detection; finding
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Japan's best; number one in Japan
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
yen (currency of Japan); circle
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing