prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
housing district; residential district
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
roadside tree; row of trees
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath