this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to be called; to do
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop