order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
snake; serpent; large snake
teachings conveyed by the gods
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
offender; criminal; culprit
victim; injured party; sufferer
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
first part; first volume; prequel
chapter one; first chapter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
oracle; revelation; divine message
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)