prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
something; some kind of; for some reason
such ... as; or some such
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
is something that; is that which
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo