thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
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.)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
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
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
schedule; program; calendar
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up