hello; good day; good afternoon
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
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
writing; composition; essay; sentence
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
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.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
considerably; greatly; a lot
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...