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
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
annotation; explanatory note; comment
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tradition; legend; folklore
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
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
just; right; pure; genuine; truth