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)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
town; city; municipal; urban
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
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.
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)