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
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
name; given name; first name
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
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
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rise; to erect; to get up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
meaning; significance; sense
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 find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
laboratory animal; experimental animal
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person