book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis); fan-tailed warbler
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
job hunting; job searching
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
offender; criminal; culprit
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation