indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
senior high school; high school
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of