spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
have a good day; take care; see you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
man; male; masculine gender
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
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
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
older sister; lass; young lady
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to turn completely into; to become completely
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone