counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
library; book collection; paperback book
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
since; henceforth; ever since
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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.
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
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.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
name; given name; first name
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to say; to be called; to do
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up