story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
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 ...
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
end; close; conclusion; termination
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Major League Baseball; MLB
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
name; given name; first name
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times