library; book collection; paperback book
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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
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
table of contents; contents
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lottery; tombola; drawing
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother; elder brother
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...