preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in deep black; in jet black
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
many; much; plenty; hardly
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
silence; stillness; quietness
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to lie down; to throw oneself down
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
myself; yourself; I; me; you