alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
suffix for familiar person
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
is that so?; I see; right; oh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
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.
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; like that; that sort of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to dye; to colour; to color
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer