hello; good day; good afternoon
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
televising; broadcasting; airing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
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.
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
myself; yourself; I; me; you
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
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
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
author; writer; novelist; artist
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
else; in addition; besides
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since