hello; good day; good afternoon
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
story; tale; talk; discussion
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
sequel; later development
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
each; (arch.) you (plural)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
time series; chronological order; chronology
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment