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
tradition; legend; folklore
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
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.
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
university town; college town
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
incident; affair; happening; event
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why