prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to continue to rain or snow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
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.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surroundings; environs; circumference
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be found; to be discovered
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
number one; first; best; most; game; round