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.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
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.
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
magic sword; cursed sword
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nothing but; except; no more than
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
feeling; sense; impression
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour