opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
witnessing; observing; sighting
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to offer for sale; to put on the market
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
name; given name; first name
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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.)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
departure; leaving; setting off
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate