prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come to one's senses; to calm down
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
foster father; adoptive father
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hand over; to surrender
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
technique; art; skill; move
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly