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
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
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
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
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 run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff