original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
reality; actuality; hard fact
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous