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
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
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
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
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.
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
railroad; railway; rail transport
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good-looking; fair; beautiful
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to shake; to sway; to waver
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
scene; spectacle; sight; view
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)