parting; separation; farewell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
first year of high school; first-year high school student
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
time; hour; period; class
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have a talk; to tell a story
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof