finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
January; first month of the lunar calendar
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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at; in; at; when; by; with; so
serialization; serialisation; serial story
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at that time; in those days
beginning; outset; first; onset
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
feeling; sense; impression
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible