chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if it is the case that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
it is not (like that) either
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
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 make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
like; similar to; as with; in the same way