first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reading matter; reading material
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
third-year student; third-year pupil
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
three; three years of age
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 learn; to study; to take lessons in
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sports-minded; sports-oriented
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
national polity; National Athletic Meet
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
fitness club; gym; fitness center
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to