character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
original story; original version; this volume
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
northwestern part; the northwest
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
government service; the bureaucracy
second grade; second class; secondary
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
body; group; party; company; troupe
head; chief; boss; leader