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
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
for example; for instance; e.g.
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
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
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; this sort of; like this
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't you think?; indicates question
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be worried; to be troubled
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all