silent; silent film; silent letter
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
school festival; campus festival
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
web edition; online edition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
number of characters; character count
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er