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
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
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 give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to turn towards; to point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
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
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
junior high school student; middle school pupil
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself