clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
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.
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
young person; youth; young
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
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!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated