nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
author; writer; novelist; artist
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
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.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
existence; being; presence
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
two (long cylindrical things)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); to ward off; to avert
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others