illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
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
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cease; to stop; to be over
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in that way; thus; so; so?
to feel; to sense; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)