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)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
thought; consideration; thinking
to flare up; to burst into flames
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
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 go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies