fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
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
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
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 hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
unique; peculiar; singular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
for example; for instance; e.g.
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
when it becomes; when it comes to
posterity; future life; life to come
beautification; glorification
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in that way; thus; so; so?
without; but if; otherwise; or else
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence