greeting; a fine thing to say
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
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.
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
as (for); for; in the capacity of
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond