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
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to join forces; to cooperate
to lead a life; to live a life
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
older brother and younger sister
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy