Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
suffix for familiar person
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
vocational school; technical school
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
umibōzu; sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure; sea monster; green turtle
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)