character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(your) daughter; young woman
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be silent; to say nothing
serious look (on one's face); straight face
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing