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
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from this moment; henceforth
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
... years old; age (of) ...
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a few years ago; some years back
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard