this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
I see; that's right; indeed
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, 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.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust