indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
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
adviser; advisor; consultant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
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)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
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.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money