people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
collection of short stories; collected short stories
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
each; (arch.) you (plural)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
about; on; regarding; per; for every