order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
beginning; outset; first; onset
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
outside world; physical world
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
planning; plan; project; arrangements
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
is something that; is that which
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
rather; better; instead; if anything
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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 ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding