very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
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.
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
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
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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 understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
depiction; description; portrayal
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary