prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
as a child; when one was a child
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
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
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in comparison to; rather than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
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 bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
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)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name