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)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
emperor (of Japan); mikado
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
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
successive generations; successive emperors
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
at that time; in those days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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.
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
final; eventual; ultimate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...