fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
chapter one; first chapter
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
good things come to those who wait
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
father and mother; parents
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
good feeling; feeling good
in that way; thus; so; so?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rock; to shake; to swing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only