junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life; living; I; me; student
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
height (of body); stature
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
number one; first; best; most; game; round
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
presence (impressive quality)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine