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
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thick wakame leaves from near the stem
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
chapter one; first chapter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
newly arrived; newly received
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
social networking service; SNS; social media
by means of; due to; because of; according to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely