creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
these days; nowadays; recently
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
it's been a long time; long time no see
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
town; city; municipal; urban
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
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.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus