magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with
corridor; hallway; passageway
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.
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
surroundings; environs; circumference
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
while; during; while; although; all; both
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop walking; to pause
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue