hello; good day; good afternoon
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
moment; brief space of time
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
rather; better; instead; if anything
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
about this time; about now
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
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.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
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")
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful