illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
distinguished service; meritorious service
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be entwined; to be involved
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
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 overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver