second division; secondary division
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
collection of short stories; collected short stories
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
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 look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
feeling; sense; impression
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
established practice; custom
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
short story; short film; short poem
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
by means of; due to; because of; according to