nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
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.
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this occasion; at this time; now
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
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 ...
library; book collection; paperback book
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
novel; story; (work of) fiction
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)