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
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
club activities; extracurricular activities
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
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 shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so