dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
library; book collection; paperback book
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
business trip; official trip
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
story; tale; talk; discussion
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
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to