illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to install; to equip; to mount
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
space; interval; space character; whitespace
many; much; plenty; hardly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such