prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
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
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
woman; female; feminine gender
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
(your) daughter; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble