illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
personal attendant; valet; maid
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
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
performance of one's official duties
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway