-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
moment; brief space of time
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
study; research; investigation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to order; to command; to appoint
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
suffix for familiar person
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 take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(period of) a year; during an era
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)