this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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 begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
on the occasion of; at the time of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
war; fighting; fierce competition
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
existence; being; presence