illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
proofreading; calibration
service center; call center
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
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 look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
while; during; while; although; all; both
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted