junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
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
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
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
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
health; healthy; sound; fit
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience