Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wild beast; wild animal; brute
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
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
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
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 pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
two persons; two people; pair; couple
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
suddenly; all of a sudden
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
adds force or indicates command
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to summon courage; to be brave
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all