coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
unrequited love; one-sided love
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate