order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
society; public; community; social studies
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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.
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
river; stream; River; the ... river
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
phantom; vision; illusion
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
something like ...; something called ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
people; men and women; each person; everybody
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
reading matter; reading material
as (for); for; in the capacity of
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety