illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
retry; another try; another go
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 be reminded of; to call to mind
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
boy; son; baby boy; young man
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to correct oneself; to restate