prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
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
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
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
port city; harbor city; harbour city
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to collect; to assemble; to gather
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners