to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to change (one's clothes)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to face; to go towards; to head towards
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
female high school student
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost