nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
library; book collection; paperback book
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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.
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
rather than; more ... than ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
collection of short stories; collected short stories
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)