prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
man; male; masculine gender
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
rather; better; instead; if anything
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to be conspicuous; to stand out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hate; to dislike; to loathe