(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
existence; being; presence
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 one lump; in the same category
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 where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
test; trial; 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.