the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
attending (upon); keeping another company; being a confidant; fairy tale
educational institution; school; academy; campus
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
founder; organizer; organiser
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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 control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)