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.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be found; to be discovered
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
heart; guts; nerve; central part
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
royal castle; imperial castle
corridor; hallway; passageway
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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 slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
while; even though; despite