main text; original text; this book; this volume
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
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
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
serialization; serialisation; serial story
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
civilian in military employ
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
battlefield; battleground
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do