midfielder (soccer); medium frequency; MF; manual focus; microfinance
library; book collection; paperback book
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
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
existence; possession; having; limited company
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
after school (at the end of the day)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
for example; for instance; e.g.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha