preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
young person; youth; young
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
summer vacation; summer holiday
student (esp. a university student)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
extended leave; long vacation
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
while; during; while; although; all; both
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge