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
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
chapter one; first chapter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
contract; compact; agreement
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sunlight filtering through trees
to shine in (light); to illuminate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
cherry blossom (colour, color)