expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
really; truly; indeed; good grief
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
ago; since; before; previous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
illustration (e.g. book); picture
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.
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production