festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
next term; next period; next version; next release
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
myself; yourself; I; me; you
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
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
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
infancy; childhood; tender age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be worried; to be troubled
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
about; on; regarding; per; for every