prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
operating room; operating theatre
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
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
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to manage; to take to heart
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish