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
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
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
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
after school (at the end of the day)
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)