cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
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
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
table of contents; contents
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
very young; little; childish; immature
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged