prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
welcome!; nice to see you!
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
please (give me); please (do for me)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so; like this; in this way
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
people; men and women; each person; everybody
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to breathe while sleeping
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
myself; yourself; I; me; you
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
two persons; two people; pair; couple