nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to make merry; to be festive
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
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
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
program (e.g. TV); programme
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway