prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
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
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
president (of a society); chairman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to choke; to have trouble breathing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
honorific/polite/humble prefix
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
something like ...; something called ...