prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
understood; I see; OK; present; here
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
Japanese person; Japanese people
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
busy; having no (free) time
control; management (e.g. of a business)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
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.
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to give directions; to issue instructions
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing