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)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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")
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism