prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
after school (at the end of the day)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
tedious; boring; being fed up with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
high-pitched tone; soprano
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily