fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
occurrence; happening; incident; event
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
rather than; more ... than ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have meaning; to be meaningful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think