prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
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.
moonless sky (poetic usage)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
month-long period; (during) month
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
custom; habit; customary practice
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact