today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the opposite sex; isomerism
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
existence; being; presence
attendance (at school); going to school
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
name; given name; first name