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
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
children's song; nursery rhyme
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
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
patting; stroking; caressing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
manner of using one's hands