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
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
first year of high school; first-year high school student
one day; (on) a certain day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
living; lifestyle; living room
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
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 wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
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.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing