indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
door; gate; opening; title page
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
faculty of agriculture; school of agriculture; department of agriculture
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
new student; freshman; first-year student
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
counter for (school) periods; nth period
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
nothing but; except; no more than
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case