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
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
calamity; disaster; misfortune
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
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
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
military forces; hosts; troops
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
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 unfold; to unroll; to open
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
both armies; both teams; both sides
literally; to the letter; literal
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
living person; the living
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do