foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
preface; foreword; introduction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
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
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
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...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
interest; fun; inspiration
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why