huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to become better; to improve
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
serialization; serialisation; serial story
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)