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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
third day of the month; three days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
mental; spiritual; emotional
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that day; the very same day
foreign; abroad; overseas
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
after that; afterwards; thereafter
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...