first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
please (give me); please (do for me)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
octopus; octopus (backup second-stage diving regulator)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
main text; original text; this book; this volume
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
after that; afterwards; thereafter