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)
royal capital; imperial capital
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
town; city; municipal; urban
than; from; out of; except; but; more
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
logistics; supply; communications
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance