family vacation; family trip
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
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
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
study; diligence; discount; reduction
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
unexpectedly; surprisingly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it is not (like that) either
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects