there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
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 examination; graduation test
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
school; school building; schoolhouse
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)
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
voice training; vocal exercises
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and