educational institution; school; academy; campus
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
Yamato (ancient name for Japan)
like a decent person; human
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
sightseer; spectator; viewer
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
corridor; hallway; passageway
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
notice; attention; observation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some kind of; for some reason
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)