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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
street at night; making a night journey
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
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
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
go that far; to that extent
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
department store; department
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be found; to be discovered
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...