prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
magic; sorcery; incantation
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
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 carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
postwar period; period after Second World War
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
calamity; disaster; misfortune
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
while; during; while; although; all; both
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
revival; restoration; resuscitation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
technique; art; skill; move
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
principal of a private school
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since