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
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
closing of a school; closed school
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pupil; student; schoolchild
to increase; to add to; to augment
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)