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
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
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 chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
murder; homicide; manslaughter
decision; determination; resolution
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
man; male; masculine gender
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
suffix for familiar person
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try