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.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
hello; good day; good afternoon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that