preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
choice; selection; option
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
homeroom; form room; form class
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 finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wherein; therein; thereinto
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to