volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
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
scene; sight; scenario; setting
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
beginning; opening; start; outset
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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.)
web edition; online edition
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indeed; really; truly; very much