prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
chapter one; first chapter
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
iron maiden (torture device)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
without permission; without notice
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that day; the very same day
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
beginning; outset; first; onset
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to crouch; to squat; to cower
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)