book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
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
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to leave word; to leave a message
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
entrance (for passengers at a train station); passenger door (on a train, bus, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
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.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state