to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
until now; so far; up to the present
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
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.
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)
senior high school; high school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(period of) a year; during an era
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to move (house); to change residence
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures