prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
something like ...; something called ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
construction; architecture (of buildings)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal