junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that