ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
the other day; a few days ago
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
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 strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
movie; film; motion picture
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
water's edge; beach; shore
stairs; stairway; staircase
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
complete recovery; healing
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
suffix for familiar person
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)