nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
main text; original text; this book; this volume
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
breaking off an engagement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
short story; short film; short poem
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen