preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suffix for familiar person
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
myself; yourself; I; me; you
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
study; diligence; discount; reduction
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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!
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...