otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
story; tale; talk; discussion
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to have a talk; to tell a story
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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")
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
questionnaire; survey; poll
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished