first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
uninhabited island; desert island
very young; little; childish; immature
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
beginning; outset; first; onset
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
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
by means of; due to; because of; according to
opening ceremony (of the school term)
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.
truancy; absence without leave
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
those (near the second person)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
even though; despite; when
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try