preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
reality; actuality; hard fact
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
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 plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
people; men and women; each person; everybody
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as