nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
how; in what way; how about
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)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
script; screenplay; scenario
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
myself; yourself; I; me; you
commerce; trade; business
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
writing; composition; essay; sentence