indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother and younger sister
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
feeling; sense; impression
rikka; formal style of ikebana
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to try to do; to attempt to do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
called; known as; that; to say
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she