for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
web edition; online edition
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
novel; story; (work of) fiction
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching