two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
essays; collection of miscellaneous thoughts
door; gate; opening; title page
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
title; index; heading; headline; caption
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
counter for books; volume
extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style