creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
green grass; young (fresh) grass
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(United States of) America; USA; US
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
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
while; during; while; although; all; both
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)