prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
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
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
just a minute; small quantity
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; season; period; phase; stage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely