prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
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
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
summer vacation; summer holiday
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
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.
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to throw open; to leave open
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
rising; ascending; climbing
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
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)