I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years old; age (of) ...
female high school student
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
but; however; although; though
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Christian name; baptismal name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
genuine article; real thing; real deal