prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
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 act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
tedious; boring; being fed up with
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
like this; this sort; this way
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
such ... as; or some such