MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
incident; affair; happening; event
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
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 cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
how; in what way; how about
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then