but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
collection of short stories; collected short stories
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
work; business; company; study
story; tale; talk; discussion
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)