prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
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
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chair; stool; post; office; position
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no matter how much time passes
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight