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
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be surprised; to be astonished
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
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
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.
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
prefectural high school; public high school
second-year student; biennial
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
preparations for returning (home)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
schoolgirl; female student
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change