prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
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.
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
those (near the second person)
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
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
management; administration; operation
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder