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
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
this world; this life; world of the living
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to grow up; to become an adult
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe