large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
economics department; economics school
annual (plant); first-year student
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
just one person; only one
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
family; members of a family
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
river; stream; River; the ... river
author; writer; novelist; artist
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in that way; thus; so; so?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing