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
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
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
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
ten; 10; ten years of age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)