at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is something that; is that which
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
first time; first; initial
to write down; to record; to register
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
there is nothing; having nothing
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
river; stream; River; the ... river
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
serialization; serialisation; serial story
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen