original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
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.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
time; hour; period; class
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine