thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
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.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memories; recollections; reminiscence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that; the matter in question
one's impressions after reading a book
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
now; the present time; just now; another; more
March; third month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)