original text; source book; draft
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
multicolumn layout; column setting
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
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
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
behind; in the rear; in back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
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 have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
university town; college town
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
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
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
cross; crossed; cruciform
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)