hello; good day; good afternoon
main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
about; on; regarding; per; for every
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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 talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to discuss; to talk together
how; in what way; how about
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.)