nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
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
it's been a long time; long time no see
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
again; once more; a second time
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, 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)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
beginning; outset; first; onset
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
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.)
gratuitous scene inserted in a narrative (in anime, etc.); scene designed purely to excite or titillate the viewer
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import