story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
place where one works; construction site; working area
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
private plan; one's own plan
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in case of; at that time; at this time
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first meeting; first interview with
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to