indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
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.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
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.
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
while; during; while; although; all; both
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
power; authority; jurisdiction
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time