illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
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
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
Britain (island); Great Britain
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.
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
rule; reign; government; governing
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
power; authority; influence
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young