nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(large) building; public building; hall
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that is to say; so that means
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
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.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic