prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
wherein; therein; thereinto
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
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.
several people; a few people
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
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.)
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
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than