young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
senior high school; high school
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
school festival; campus festival
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
synchronization; synchronized swimming
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 undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't you think?; indicates question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pupil; student; schoolchild
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yellowtail amberjack (species of fish, Seriola lalandi)
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.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already