and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
remote mountain; mountain recesses
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
the whole school; all the schools
pupil; student; schoolchild
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
truancy; school non-attendance
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)