prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
surroundings; environs; circumference
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to sway; to waver
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to be surprised; to be astonished
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
upper half of the body; upper body
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
than; from; out of; except; but; more
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing