further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to be conspicuous; to stand out
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sorry; excuse me; thank you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
don't you think?; indicates question
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
counter for books; volume
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen