preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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.
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
existence; being; presence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bloodsucking; sucking blood
everywhere; all over; throughout
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)