water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant