preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
student (esp. a university student)
attendance (at school); going to school
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
educational institution; school; academy; campus
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
woman; female; feminine gender
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to run up to; to rush over
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
pupil; student; schoolchild
notice; attention; observation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as