female high school student
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
like this; this sort; this way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
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
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
bento; Japanese box lunch
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
long ago; a long time ago; already
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
already; now; no longer; not any more
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small