prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
small change; coins; small sum of money
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 change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; outset; first; onset
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
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.)
the other day; a few days ago
reinforcement; strengthening
metal fittings; metal fixtures
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)