prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
beginning; outset; first; onset
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
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
two persons; two people; pair; couple
endless; boundless; everlasting
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.)
creation; Creation (by God)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)