prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
thought; consideration; thinking
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
while; during; while; although; all; both
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to become dim; to become blurred
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit