prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
news programme; news program
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
home area; home town; local
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
second day of the month; two days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
while running; while moving; in motion
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
considerably; greatly; a lot
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately