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
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
2nd day of the month; two days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
love affair; love relationship
about; on; regarding; per; for every
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rather than; more ... than ...
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because 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 lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
at; in; at; when; by; with; so