this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
serialization; serialisation; serial story
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ten; 10; ten years of age
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma