ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
... years old; age (of) ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
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 ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
while; during; while; although; all; both
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key