outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chief; main; principal; important
club activities; extracurricular activities
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
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
club activities; extracurricular activities
by means of; due to; because of; according to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
older employee who does not have much actual work
head of the student council; president of the student council
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
cooperation; collaboration
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
wherein; therein; thereinto