indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
system; institution; organization; organisation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
English-Japanese (esp. translation, interpretation, etc.)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
long slits (esp. of eyes)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking