each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
it's been a long time; long time no see
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
world; society; people; the public