this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
novel; story; (work of) fiction
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks
leader; central personage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
digital versatile disc; DVD
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.
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 ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
older sister; elder sister
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one act (of a play); scene; event
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
as (for); for; in the capacity of