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
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
chapter one; first chapter
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
already; now; no longer; not any more
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis