only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
name; given name; first name
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
while; during; while; although; all; both
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
androgynous; gender-neutral
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
in this way; along these lines; similarly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
courteous; decorous; polite
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)