other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
after that; afterwards; thereafter
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
first-rate; finest quality; the best
episode; anecdote; vignette
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
people; men and women; each person; everybody
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
table of contents; contents
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
door; gate; opening; title page
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
now; soon; already; yet; further; more