extracurricular activities
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
special promotion (in rank or grade)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the whole school; all the schools
pupil; student; schoolchild
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school