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
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
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.
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
honorific/polite/humble prefix
this world; this life; world of the living
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all around; as far as the eye can see
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
don't you think?; indicates question
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.)
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
short and stout; small but wide around
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
point in common; common feature
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough