December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother and younger sister
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
monthly publication; monthly issue
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally