volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
birth; creation; formation
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
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
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
treasure chest; strongbox
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
cartoon-character costume
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
questionnaire; survey; poll
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)