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)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 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)
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; in any case; if one must ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to breathe while sleeping
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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 taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
construction; architecture (of buildings)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm