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
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
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
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
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 go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication