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
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
student accommodation; student dormitory
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
conference room; council room
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
educational institution; school; academy; campus
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
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.
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now