this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Astro Boy (Japanese anime character)
birth; creation; formation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
study; research; investigation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
genius; prodigy; natural gift
two persons; two people; pair; couple
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Tezuka Osamu (1928.11.3-1989.2.9)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign