previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)