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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in the meanwhile; during the time
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
sequel; later development
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
time series; chronological order; chronology
as (for); for; in the capacity of
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
March; third month of the lunar calendar