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)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
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 finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to run around; to bustle about