prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
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
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
by means of; due to; because of; according to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
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 push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
coincident with; while; simultaneously
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now