indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
collection of short stories; collected short stories
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon