nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
it's been a long time; long time no see
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
don't you think?; indicates question
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...