honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
principal occupation; core business
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
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.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
writing; composition; essay; sentence
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.
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance