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
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more