prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; numerous; various; large number of
honours; honors; ceremony; exercises
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wherein; therein; thereinto
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
professional shogi player; professional go player
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
shogi game with the superior player playing without the kaku
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
of course; certainly; naturally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
meeting hall; assembly hall
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
honorific/polite/humble prefix