not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
library; book collection; paperback book
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
separate-volume supplement (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
short story; short film; short poem
four (long cylindrical things)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods