prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to dye; to colour; to color
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
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 drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
corridor; hallway; passageway
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
master; teacher; stable master
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become