here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
seventh month of the lunar calendar
educational institution; school; academy; campus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
world's first; first in the world
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
special; particular; peculiar; unique
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.
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
war; fighting; fierce competition
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
by means of; due to; because of; according to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
results; record; grades; marks
successive promotion; gradual progression; rising step by step; increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm