hello; good day; good afternoon
main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
collection of short stories; collected short stories
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
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.
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
name; given name; first name
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work