prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
battlefield; battleground
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
corridor; hallway; passageway
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 satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
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
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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 stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
with all one's strength; with all one's might
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go ahead; to pull ahead
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to push aside; to brush aside
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition