prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
educational institution; school; academy; campus
school building; schoolhouse
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
every person; each one; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
head of the student council; president of the student council
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
second day of the month; two days
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
green light; (giving) permission; OK
tension; mental strain; nervousness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
first time; first; initial
school festival; campus festival
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)