summer term (e.g. school); summer period
height of; middle of; full bloom
summer vacation; summer holiday
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
these days; nowadays; recently
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that is to say; so that means
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside