prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
with a start; with a jump
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
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 steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
existence; possession; having; limited company
suffix for familiar person
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)