character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
world; society; people; the public
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
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.
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
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.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character