seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
eighth month of the lunar calendar
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
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
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
author; writer; novelist; artist
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
older brother; elder brother
finishing blow; coup de grâce
elopement; running away with a lover