prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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.
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this is why; this means; it is the case that
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
while; during; while; although; all; both
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to