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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
image; figure; figure; form; image
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
literally; to the letter; literal
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force or indicates command
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life