prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
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
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
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 drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be exhausted; to be tired out
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous