prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
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
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
birth; creation; formation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive