shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
than; from; out of; except; but; more
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
just because; even if; even though
in this way; thus; such; uh...
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
physical education; PE; gym (class)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
way; method; means; resource; course
oval tub or tray used in fish shops
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after school (at the end of the day)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods