library; book collection; paperback book
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
by means of; due to; because of; according to
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)
construction; establishment
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...