nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
corporate drone; corporate slave
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
karōshi; death from overwork
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
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 do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work