country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(period of) a year; during an era
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
graduation ceremony; commencement
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
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.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
success; prosperity; boom
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point