if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
departure; leaving; setting off
nothing but; except; no more than
to pass (of time); to elapse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam