nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
special award; special prize
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
in the meanwhile; during the time
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
novel; story; (work of) fiction
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
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
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
negotiator; bargainer; point man
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
suddenly; all of a sudden
semi-transparent; translucent
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)