(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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 find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!