table of contents; contents
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
everything; anything; nothing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that day; the very same day
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
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
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter