book; volume; this; present; main; head
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
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.
recommendation; endorsement
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
honorific/polite/humble prefix
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please (give me); please (do for me)
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
detective team; study group; club
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore