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
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
excursion; field trip; school trip
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
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 turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
early on; earlier on; from early
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fifth day of the month; five days