truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lie down; to throw oneself down
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
senior high school student
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
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.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")