this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Saitama (city, prefecture)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
finding employment; getting a job
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
new life; fresh start; new routine
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.
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(for the) first time in one's life
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
suffix for familiar person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least