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
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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
inside one's heart; in one's mind
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this world; this life; world of the living
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
contract; compact; agreement
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)