first part; first volume; prequel
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
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
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
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 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 begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
like this; this sort; this way
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding