prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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 house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
those (near the second person)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous