yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
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
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
club activities; extracurricular activities
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
ringworm (of the scalp); tinea capitis
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
every year; yearly; annually
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.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
such; like that; that sort of; very
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?