junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calamity; misfortune; disaster
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
neat and clean; tidy; trim
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
for example; for instance; e.g.
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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.
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
living by oneself; living alone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment