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
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in that way; thus; so; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
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.
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
group; party; team; squad; section
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)