prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
trial; judgement; judgment
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
training; drill; practice; discipline
recovery; rescue; recapture
duty; function; office; mission; task
than; from; out of; except; but; more
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ten; 10; ten years of age
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
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 use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to replace; to move; to change the position of
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)