text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
traditional Japanese handball game
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
results; record; grades; marks
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up