prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
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
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
now; the present time; just now; another; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then