preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
complete works; complete collection; complete series
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
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.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up