illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
royal capital; imperial capital
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
town; city; municipal; urban
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 come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
national border; provincial border
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
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dukedom; duchy; principality
and (also); both ... and; as well as
various countries; various regions; various provinces
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards