adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by means of; due to; because of; according to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
unidentifiable; unidentified
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
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 form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch