prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
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 drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
ice house; ice room; cold room
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
in that way; thus; so; so?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
summer vacation; summer holiday
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
after school (at the end of the day)
in the same way as; just like
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony