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
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
influence; effect; impact
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin