teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
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
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
group; party; team; squad; section
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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)
large hospital; major hospital
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
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 look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
bamboo fence (oft. a diagonally linked one); undebranched bamboo used as a drying frame
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image