first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
after school (at the end of the day)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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 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; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
schoolgirl; female student
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity