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
chapter one; first chapter
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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.
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
conviction; belief; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result