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
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
new arrivals; new acquisitions
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in that way; thus; so; so?
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
social networking service; SNS
by means of; due to; because of; according to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show