prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that day; the very same day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
forcibly; against one's will
presence; sitting with; being with
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; so?
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage