character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
university student; college student
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
living by oneself; living alone
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
androgynous; gender-neutral
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
... years old; age (of) ...
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
older sister; elder sister
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
university hospital; teaching hospital
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hospitalization; hospitalisation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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.