main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
debut work; one's first work
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nothing but; except; no more than
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when