thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
while; during; while; although; all; both
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
novel; story; (work of) fiction
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
serialization; serialisation; serial story
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor