original text; source book; draft
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
multicolumn layout; column setting
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
neat and clean; tidy; trim
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
criticism; critique; review; commentary
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
senior high school student
author; writer; novelist; artist
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
how; in what way; how about
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.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!