prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
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 grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
moment; brief space of time
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
while; during (the time when)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time; hour; period; class
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
chalk (mineral); white wall
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
Island; insula; island; islet
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
form; shape; figure; visage
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar