sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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 exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
next year; next fiscal year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pupil; student; schoolchild
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
life; living; I; me; student
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
educational institution; school; academy; campus
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
advance; moving forward; progress
please (give me); please (do for me)