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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
far away in the distance; in the far distance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
time; hour; period; class
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 catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
complete change; about-face
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
God; god; ace; king; superior person
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
by means of; due to; because of; according to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beginning; outset; first; onset
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only