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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
slump; lull; becoming slack (of a rope, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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
for this very reason; that is exactly why
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; even if; 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; penis; (one's) thing
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
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; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow