one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
essays; collection of miscellaneous thoughts
door; gate; opening; title page
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
title; index; heading; headline; caption
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
counter for books; volume
extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle