indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
third-year student; third-year pupil
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
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.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
time; hour; period; class
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
close; intimate; on good terms
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing