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
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
master; teacher; stable master
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to breathe while sleeping
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be surprised; to be astonished
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
construction; architecture (of buildings)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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 turn towards; to point
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to feel; to sense; to experience
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very