first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
capriccio; mania; wild excitement; frenzy
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
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.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
outward appearance; looks
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
results; record; grades; marks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
pupil; student; schoolchild
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
school store; co-op; purchasing department
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of