oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
female high school student
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
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 rock; to shake; to swing
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
results; record; grades; marks
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
average; ordinary; normal
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't you think?; indicates question
club activities; extracurricular activities
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
unrequited love; one-sided love
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
single-mother household; fatherless family
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)