thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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.
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
imagination; supposition; guess
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
aforementioned; above-mentioned
main text; original text; this book; this volume
debut work; one's first work
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)