prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
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
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 cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sun; saint; San (people); son
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
the first and second; a few
singing or chanting in unison
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to order; to command; to appoint
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged