library; book collection; paperback book
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
novel; story; (work of) fiction
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
interior; inside; internal
chord name; chord symbol; code name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)