if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
action committee; executive committee
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
graduation ceremony; commencement
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
loveable; very likeable; like very much
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then