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
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
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
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
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.
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
high rating; good reputation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
low rating; bad reputation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)