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
second month of the lunar calendar
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
story; tale; talk; discussion
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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 back; to regain; to get back; to recover
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at