hello; good day; good afternoon
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
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
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
villainess; antagonist young lady
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
while; during; while; although; all; both
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)