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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
attractive face and figure
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
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...
journal; magazine; periodical
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility