light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one day; (on) a certain day
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
... years old; age (of) ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
senior high school; high school
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)