nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
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 be called; to do
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
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.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
as (for); for; in the capacity of
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
directly opposite; right in front
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
such ... as; or some such
ingredient; component; composition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
feeling; sense; impression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point