prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
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
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
private car; personal car
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...