elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
archeologist; archaeologist
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
not yet known; unknown; strange
living thing; living creature; animal; life
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
around the world; throughout the world
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.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
stimulating; exciting; provocative
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
very young; little; childish; immature
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
summer vacation; summer holiday
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
river; stream; River; the ... river
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
unidentified flying object; UFO