that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
studies; schoolwork; classwork
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
senior high school student
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
government; administration; ministry
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason