house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
educational institution; school; academy; campus
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
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 ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
that day; the very same day
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
first meeting; first interview with
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow