soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cutting in line; queue jumping
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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?")
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
then; well; so; well then
how; in what way; how about
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
then; and (then); in that case; if so