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
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
to slide into; to slip into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
light; faint; pale; fleeting
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude