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)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
diving; submerging; going underwater
technical skill; ability; capacity
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
environment; circumstance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
those (near the second person)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you