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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
just past noon; afternoon
time; hour; period; class
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
living room (Western style); sitting room
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look around; to survey
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)