for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
manuscript; version; draft
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from