prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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 restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
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 do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
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.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
around the clock; day and night
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
open every day of the year
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
self control; self restraint
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)