prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
chapter one; first chapter
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
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
that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shake; to sway; to waver
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
school building; schoolhouse
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
time; hour; period; class