sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tradition; legend; folklore
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
two persons; two people; pair; couple
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
senior high school; high school