prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
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
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
youngest brother; last disciple
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; during; while; although; all; both
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon