thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
novel; story; (work of) fiction
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
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.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
library; book collection; paperback book
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture