suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
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.
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this and that; various things
it's been a long time; long time no see
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo