honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
beginning; outset; first; onset
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
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 for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
original author (of a work)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
by means of; due to; because of; according to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
script; screenplay; scenario
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
talk; dialogue; conversation
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also