prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
specialization; specialisation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
first time; first; initial
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
notice; attention; observation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization