wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
reality; actuality; hard fact
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
nothing in particular; none in particular
school record; scholastic performance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
rather; better; instead; if anything
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.