prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
legendary beast; magical beast
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
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 feel; to sense; to experience
while; even though; despite
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stop walking; to pause
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
far away in the distance; in the far distance
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
until now; so far; up to the present