prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
will; testament; last request
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
people; men and women; each person; everybody
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
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 wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!