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
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
coexistence; living together
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
third day of the month; three days
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
fourth day of the month; four days
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
seventh day of the month; seven days
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
sixth day of the month; six days
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
opening ceremony (of the school term)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be dispersed; to get separated
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
again; once more; a second time
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
two persons; two people; pair; couple
older brother and younger sister
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)