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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
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
every month; monthly; month by month
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
high street; town centre (center)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
originally; by nature; from the start
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(security) deposit; caution money