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
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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
attractive face and figure
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
trauma (usu. psychological)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
settlement; solution; resolution
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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 convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)