from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
hello; good day; good afternoon
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
senior high school; high school
third-year student; third-year pupil
summer vacation; summer holiday
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)