if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
story; tale; talk; discussion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
port city; harbor city; harbour city
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
vitality; ability to earn a living
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
legend; folklore; tradition
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
while; during; while; although; all; both
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
even more; still more; further
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
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 ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point