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.)
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 give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
military man; warrior; soldier
while; during; while; although; all; both
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
at; in; at; when; by; with
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
woman; female; feminine gender