a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
after school (at the end of the day)
time; hour; period; class
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
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 hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
2nd day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
corridor; hallway; passageway
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...