plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
permission; approval; authorization; license
after school (at the end of the day)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
work-in-progress; working state
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
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.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reality; actuality; hard fact
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't you think?; indicates question
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark