prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
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 face; to go towards; to head towards
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
those (near the second person)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
really; truly; indeed; good grief
realistic; practical; feasible
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
consequence; outcome; result; blame
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
window; window (shop display)