previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
outline; summary; argument
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
senior high school; high school
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)