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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...