indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in comparison to; rather than
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
collection of short stories; collected short stories
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
while; during; while; although; all; both