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
boundary between the world of men and the world of the sea god
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
last night; yesterday evening
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even though; despite; when
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
festival; feast; carnival
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)