older sister; lass; young lady
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
elder sister; effeminate man
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
suffix for familiar person
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
senior high school student
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
club activities; extracurricular activities
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass (of time); to elapse
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...