illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to become pale; to turn pale
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
muddy water; red-light district
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
silver powder; white sand