prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
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
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning