stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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!
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any