prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to mistake (A for B); to misread
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have