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)
older brother and younger sister
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
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hide; to keep to oneself
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
edict; public announcement
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise