novel; story; (work of) fiction
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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
while; during; while; although; all; both
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
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 ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
riparian works; flood-control works
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(legacy of an) administration
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at that time; in those days
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst