hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
story; tale; talk; discussion
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
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
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style