prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
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
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
great difference; big difference; wide margin
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
meaning; significance; sense
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage