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
chapter one; first chapter
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
remembrance; recollection; recognition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; during; while; although; all; both
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
region; limits; stage; level
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!