prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
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
that is to say; so that means
(some) more; even more; longer; further
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
should; must; -able; probably; likely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for example; for instance; e.g.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
scenery; scene; landscape
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
colour; color; hue; tints
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
wherein; therein; thereinto
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very