surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
time; hour; period; class
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 pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
near; nearby; not far off
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
should; must; -able; probably; likely
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bento; Japanese box lunch
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke