prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
powder snow; powdery snow
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
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.
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last