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)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
first part; first volume; prequel
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
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 pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
height of; middle of; full bloom
declaration; proclamation; announcement
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
these days; nowadays; recently
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
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
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pierce through; to break through
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives