book; volume; this; present; main; head
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
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
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
chapter one; first chapter
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
society; the world; the times
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
something like ...; something called ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
head; brains; intellect; understanding
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
perfect; complete; flawless
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?