illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thousand years; many years
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
body; group; party; company; troupe
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
but; however; even though; even if
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...