indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
molester; groper; masher; pervert
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
two persons; two people; pair; couple
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...