nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first time; first; initial
at; in; at; when; by; with
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
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 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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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 able (to); to be possible (to)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(some) more; even more; longer; further