cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
chief; main; principal; major
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(your) daughter; young woman
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
curl; curly hair; ringlet
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
light brown; golden brown; tan
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
royalty and titled nobility
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous