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
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
again; once more; a second time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
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.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
continuation; succession; series