preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
polish (jewels); cultivation
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
race (of people); type of person
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location