preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
name; given name; first name
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
... years old; age (of) ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
looks; features; (personal) appearance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of