nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
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.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
since; henceforth; ever since
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
kiss scene; kissing scene
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
beyond that point; after that
story; tale; talk; discussion
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't you think?; indicates question
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)