prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
anything and everything; just about everything
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
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.
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
innumerable; countless; numberless
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
thousands; great number of; variety
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
spread; span; expanse; extent
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
general idea; concept; notion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine