illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
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 stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
horizon (related to land)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to lead a life; to live a life
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
senior high school; high school