good morning, good day and good evening; hello
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
movie; film; motion picture
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
digital versatile disc; DVD
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
something; something or other; something something
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
theatre; theater; playhouse
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make merry; to be festive
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like