prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
neighbourhood; neighborhood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
family; members of a family
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
expressing one's mind; speaking out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at that time; in those days
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
God; god; ace; king; superior person