to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
collection of short stories; collected short stories
established practice; custom
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
number two; mistress; concubine
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
directly opposite; right in front
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time series; chronological order; chronology