prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
single-storied house; single-storied building
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 any standard; (not) even as flattery
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
already; now; no longer; not any more
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
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
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
dilapidated house; deserted house
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
future (usually near); prospects
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
in that way; thus; so; so?
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)