prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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 end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to pass (of time); to elapse
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
beginning; outset; first; onset
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on