unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
eastern part; the east (of a region)
place; situation; position; location
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
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
opinion; point of view; visual point
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
single colour (color); monochrome
while; during; while; although; all; both
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in comparison to; rather than
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
binoculars; field glasses
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
apparent; obvious; very clear
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do