prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
pedagogy; pedagogics; education (esp. in the context of the study of education)
folklore studies; folkloristics
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
earth science; geoscience
physical education; PE; gym (class)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
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.
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o