magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
world; society; people; the public
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
alone; by oneself; on one's own
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
municipal hospital; public hospital
to face; to go towards; to head towards
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sickroom; hospital room; ward
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer