prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
international; diplomatic intercourse
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be erected; to be built
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
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
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
air of luxury; high class feel
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
of course; certainly; naturally
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid