illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
personal attendant; valet; maid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
reception room; parlor; parlour
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Eckhard; Eckhardt; Eckhart
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
two persons; two people; pair; couple
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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 yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small number; few; minority
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...