January; first month of the lunar calendar
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
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
centre of attention; center of attention
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
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.
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
new student; freshman; first-year student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming