if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hello; good day; good afternoon
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(full-length) novel; long novel
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
around the world; throughout the world
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to serve; to work for; to attend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush