interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scenery; scene; landscape
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
so; like this; in this way