school store; co-op; purchasing department
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
senior high school; high school
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
feeling of a house or a room
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
the dark side; the seamy side
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bento; Japanese box lunch
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important