prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
time; hour; period; class
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
town; city; municipal; urban
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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
very young; little; childish; immature
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
shopping; purchased goods
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
the way back; the way home; return trip
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage