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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
madder red; dark red; crimson
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
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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 (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in that way; thus; so; so?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
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; revenge
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; mental strain; nervousness
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
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid