this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
senior high school student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
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.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
all; entire; whole; altogether
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly