prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
incident; affair; happening; event
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
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)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
woman; female; feminine gender
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
covered in mud; mud-caked
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
God; god; ace; king; superior person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
instant; moment; for an instant
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect