hello; good day; good afternoon
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
please (give me); please (do for me)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm