junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
(committee) chairman; president
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
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.
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...