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
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
existence; being; presence
outward appearance; looks
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
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.
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
group; party; team; squad; section
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)