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
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
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen