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
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
honorific/polite/humble prefix
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
president (of a society); chairman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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.
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
international; diplomatic intercourse
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
surroundings; environs; circumference