preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
family; relatives; dependents; household
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
the human body; one's person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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.
(religious) faith; belief; creed
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
many; numerous; various; large number of
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
murder; killing; murderer
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to compete with; to vie for
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)