illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
space; interval; space character; whitespace
many; much; plenty; hardly
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such