prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
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 taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that