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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
hello; good day; good afternoon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
schedule; program; calendar
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
at; in; at; when; by; with; so