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)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
form; shape; figure; visage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wherein; therein; thereinto
prefix for forming ordinal numbers