prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
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
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
remaining heat; waste heat
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
height (of body); stature
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.
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
interior; inside; internal
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
near; close; beside; third person
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
clean water; purified water
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to