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
pocket paperback size (approx. A6)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
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
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
talented person; clever person
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
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.
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)