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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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
port city; harbor city; harbour city
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.
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one's possessions; ownership
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
body; group; party; company; troupe
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
succession to another's professional name
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
beautiful face; good looks; beauty