revision (of text); alteration; change
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
offender; criminal; culprit