hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to show one's affection; to express one's love
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
honorific/polite/humble prefix
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
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
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...