protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
antiquity; the previous era
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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.
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
older sister; elder sister
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
senior high school; high school
head of the student council; president of the student council
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
human kindness; human weakness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
medical care; medical treatment
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for