prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
F layer (of the ionosphere)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
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
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
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.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
ETA; estimated time of arrival
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on