hello; good day; good afternoon
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't you think?; indicates question
in the meanwhile; during the time
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
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)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back