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)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
agricultural community; farm village; rural
town; city; municipal; urban
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
people; citizens; subjects; folk
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
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 be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
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
each house; every house; many houses
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral