hello; good day; good afternoon
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
about; on; regarding; per; for every
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rather; better; instead; if anything
worthy of special mention
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence