prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
multiracial nation; multiethnic country
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
negotiations; discussions; connection
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
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.
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
town; city; municipal; urban
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
due form; official; formality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
leader; guide; mentor; coach
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
celebration; auspicious occasion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand