next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
senior high school; high school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
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
time; season; period; phase; stage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
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.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!