nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
don't you think?; indicates question
it's been a long time; long time no see
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
new book; new publication
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
library; book collection; paperback book
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
at; in; at; when; by; with
serialization; serialisation; serial story
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
on the occasion of; at the time of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import