every year; yearly; annually
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
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
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for generations; epoch
accession to the throne; enthronement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
continuing one's education into university
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
of course; certainly; naturally
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
senior high school; high school
to face; to go towards; to head towards
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo