prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to shake one's head (in denial)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to rise; to erect; to get up
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(made of) stone; stone-built
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
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit