prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in the meanwhile; during the time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
study; diligence; discount; reduction
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
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
incident; affair; happening; event
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; thereupon; because of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing