that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
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
right in the center (centre)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tower over the surroundings
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
senior high school student
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
government; administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...