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
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
madder red; dark red; crimson
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 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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
someone; a certain person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
considerably; greatly; a lot
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back