the other day; a few days ago
student (esp. a university student)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
participant; entrant; player; competitor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)