thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
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.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...