right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to have a talk; to tell a story
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sequel; later development
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
story; tale; talk; discussion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
original story; original version; this volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
honorific/polite/humble prefix