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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
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
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at that time; in those days
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to