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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work