private tutor; coach; governess
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
pupil; student; schoolchild
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
marshy rice field or paddy
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
society; company; the public; the world
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
the other day; a few days ago
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
rising; ascending; climbing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
main cause; primary factor
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
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.