no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
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
very important person; VIP
recommendation; referral; endorsement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
modesty; humility; being humble
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
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)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
future (usually near); prospects