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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to shine in (light); to illuminate
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament