prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
vice; immorality; corruption
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
disintegration; self-destruction
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
time; hour; period; class