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)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
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
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
hidden room; secret chamber
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust