first volume (in set); volume one; book one
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
outline; summary; argument
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
senior high school student
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
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.
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
arrest; apprehension; capture
to concern; to be related
cooperation; collaboration
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
though; notwithstanding; although
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail