humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
it's been a long time; long time no see
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
again; once more; a second time
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
beginning; outset; first; onset
to say; to tell; to state; to do