Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
suffix for familiar person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
summer vacation; summer holiday
soon; shortly; before long
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 look into; to peep into; to peer into
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just because; even if; even though
meaning; significance; sense
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that is to say; so that means
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
time; season; period; phase; stage
homecoming; returning home
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned