protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; first name
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
senior high school student
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
such; this sort of; like this
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't you think?; indicates question
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
supporting role (actor); minor role
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
existence; being; presence