Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
dark purple; bluish purple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
special; particular; peculiar; unique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
galactic empire (in science fiction)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)