to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
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)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
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 pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
all present; all concerned; all of us
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
student (esp. a university student)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
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
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
Western school; school dedicated to the study of the West and Western languages (late Edo and Meiji periods)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside