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
chapter one; first chapter
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
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 go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to feel; to sense; to experience
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
anything and everything; just about everything
all; entire; whole; altogether
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
correction; rectification; mending; repair