novel; story; (work of) fiction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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 ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Navagraha (divine personifications of the nine celestial bodies in Hindu mythology); nine luminaries; (in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth
after school (at the end of the day)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
library (usu. single-room); small library
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
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
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
beginning; opening; start; outset
writing; composition; essay; sentence
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
favourite motto; pet saying