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
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
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
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
seventh day of the month; seven days
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
trip abroad; overseas travel
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
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.