prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in comparison to; rather than
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
annual (plant); first-year student
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
primary school; elementary school; grade school
as (for); for; in the capacity of