inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to lead a life; to live a life
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to subsist; to keep on living
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
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.