indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
living by oneself; living alone
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
after a long time; for the first time in a while
homecoming; returning home
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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 hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
meteor swarm; meteor shower
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow