House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
annual (plant); first-year student
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
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
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after a long time; for the first time in a while
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...