teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
then; well; so; well then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
third-year student; third-year pupil
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
dilapidated house; deserted house
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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.
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty