until now; so far; up to the present
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to refer to; to use as reference
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
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; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence