prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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 keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
consequence; outcome; result; blame
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
senior high school student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
study; diligence; discount; reduction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work