prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
young; youth; young person
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
library; book collection; paperback book
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
Island; insula; island; islet
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
incident; affair; happening; event
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as