to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
not understanding; not knowing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be softened; to calm down
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)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
primary school; elementary school; grade school
since; henceforth; ever since
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
boy; son; baby boy; young man
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
woman; female; feminine gender
instead; but (on the other hand)
man; male; masculine gender
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
magazine; journal; periodical
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic