new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
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
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
nature; property; disposition
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
beginning; outset; first; onset
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
is something that; is that which
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
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.)
correction; revision; amendment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; the present time; just now; another; more
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
revision (of text); alteration; change
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in