main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nothing but; except; no more than
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
various countries; various regions; various provinces
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
great demon; ghostly giant
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.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion