library; book collection; paperback book
old man; venerable gentleman
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
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
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
commuting to school; school commute
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mask; disguise; guise; mask
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
god of death; death deity; Death
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
way (of doing); manner; method; means
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do