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.
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
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.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
myself; yourself; I; me; you
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
feeling; sense; impression
suffix for familiar person
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
such; this sort of; like this