prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
incident; affair; happening; event
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel; to sense; to experience
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
both hands; both arms; ten
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.
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to pick up; to find; to gather
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento