thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it's been a long time; long time no see
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not