prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dullard; indecisive person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
time; hour; period; class
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
older brother; elder brother
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to apologize; to apologise
had better ...; had better not ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
future (usually near); prospects
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)