prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall in love (with); to love
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
formal marriage interview
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; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
on bad terms; at loggerheads
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
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
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck