prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
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
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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
to lean against; to set against
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote