or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
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.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
library; book collection; paperback book
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
how; in what way; how about
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what's what; heads or tails
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
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
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty