will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rejection (of an application)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
please (give me); please (do for me)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
up in a tree; in the trees
research; study; investigation
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
social dance; ballroom dancing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence