dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
life; living; I; me; student
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
full view; plain sight; completely visible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
moron; idiot; stupid person
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
something like ...; something called ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)