country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
... years old; age (of) ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
graduation ceremony; commencement
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
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.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point