squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
primary school; elementary school; grade school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at that time; in those days
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
extracurricular activities
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
finding employment; getting a job
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter