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
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
sword skills; swordsmanship
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
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
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
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)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
murder; killing; murderer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
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 go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
stillness; repose; standing still
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then