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
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
by means of; due to; because of; according to
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree