coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from 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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
deputy head teacher; vice principal
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bored; having nothing to do; idle
in that way; thus; so; so?
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such ... as; or some such
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such