this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
educational institution; school; academy; campus
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
after school (at the end of the day)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
school building; schoolhouse
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
sunlight; rays of the Sun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
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 urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
now; the present time; just now; another; more
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more