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
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
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
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
personal; individual; private
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed