original text; source book; draft
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
multicolumn layout; column setting
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
job application form; employee satisfaction
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 fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
perfect; complete; flawless
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
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
script; screenplay; scenario
by means of; due to; because of; according to
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
senior high school; high school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then