compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
end; close; conclusion; termination
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
as (for); for; in the capacity of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
second marriage; remarriage
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
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)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
on the occasion of; at the time of