preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to forget to write; to leave out (by mistake); to omit
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward