hello; good day; good afternoon
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
please (give me); please (do for me)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
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.
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
personal; individual; private
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking