prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
flight; desertion; escape
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
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
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
mountain road; mountain trail
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 hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
behind; in the rear; in back
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
consequence; outcome; result; blame
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work