prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
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.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...