that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
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
graduation ceremony; commencement
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
school building; schoolhouse
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
society; the world; the times
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by