demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
library; book collection; paperback book
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to gather; to collect; to assemble
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
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.
imagination; supposition; guess