hello; good day; good afternoon
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
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
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
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.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
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 compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
scene; sight; scenario; setting
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back