prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
speaking voice; talking voice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
all night long; all through the night
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
myself; yourself; I; me; you
name; given name; first name
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style