sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
time; hour; period; class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement