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
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
kindergartener; preschooler
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
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
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
how; in what way; how about
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
being up to the person himself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial