girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
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 turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
diary shared between friends (who take turns writing entries); exchange diary
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)