(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
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.)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
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.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
schoolgirl; female student
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
three times; thrice; third (interval)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
shopping; purchased goods