prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
educational institution; school; academy; campus
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
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
second-year student; biennial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
beginning; outset; first; onset
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade