character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
original story; original version; this volume
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
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
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
height (of body); stature
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
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.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory