hello; good day; good afternoon
collection of short stories; collected short stories
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
recollection; reminiscence
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
editor (in publishing, etc.)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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 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.
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...