indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
even though; despite; when
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
of course; certainly; naturally
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
(appropriate for) one's age
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
outward appearance; looks
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student