nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
it's been a long time; long time no see
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)