web edition; online edition
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
Kakuyomu (online self-publishing service provided by Kadokawa)
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
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 accept; to receive; to agree
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in that way; like that; that way
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)