every year; yearly; annually
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for generations; epoch
accession to the throne; enthronement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(large) building; public building; hall
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
continuing one's education into university
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
of course; certainly; naturally
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
since; henceforth; ever since
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
now; the present time; just now; another; more
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
senior high school; high school
to face; to go towards; to head towards
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
... years old; age (of) ...
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo