romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
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
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be worried; to be troubled
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
young female rice planter; young girl
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
female high-school student
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
the other day; a few days ago
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)