indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
head of the student council; president of the student council
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pupil; student; schoolchild
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
opinion; intention; thought
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to talk; to chat; to chatter
now; the present time; just now; another; more
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
clapping and cheering; applause
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
chance (of success); odds