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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hide; to keep to oneself
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
(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; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
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; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
with a friendly grin; smilingly