seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
eighth month of the lunar calendar
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
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
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
author; writer; novelist; artist
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
older brother; elder brother
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister