library; book collection; paperback book
Christmas Eve; holy night
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
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
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
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
large family; extended family
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
family; members of a family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)