hello; good day; good afternoon
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
counter for books; volume
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
villain; baddie; the villain's part
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
personal; individual; private
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine