indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
foreign; abroad; overseas
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
chance; opportunity; occasion
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
I see; that's right; indeed
about this time; about now
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)