story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
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 be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tacit; unspoken; implicit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at that time; in those days
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman