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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
New Year's Eve; December 31
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
incident; affair; happening; event
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to