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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
murder; killing; murderer
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be worried; to be troubled
that; the matter in question
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.
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
decision; determination; resolution
older sister; elder sister
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to serve; to work for; to attend
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity