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
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that day; the very same day
back street; back alley; off-street
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
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)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
student accommodation; student dormitory
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
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 feel; to sense; to experience
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
really; truly; indeed; good grief
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...