very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
principal occupation; core business
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
being postponed; being repeatedly put off; being delayed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
space; interval; space character; whitespace
publication; issue; launching (a publication)
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
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.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
such ... as; or some such
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)