prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
recollection; reminiscence
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
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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.
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
right of succession; right to the throne
possession; retention; maintenance
study; pursuit of knowledge
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
educator; teacher; educationalist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)