junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
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; even if; 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?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; 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 sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
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!
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
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; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few