leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum); Japanese silverleaf
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
publication of results; announcement of results
after school (at the end of the day)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
head of the student council; president of the student council
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
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 come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
while; during; while; although; all; both
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
material; materials; data; information; documents
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support