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
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
southwestern part; the southwest
town; city; municipal; urban
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to pass (of time); to elapse
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in the morning; during the morning
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
messenger; envoy; emissary
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
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 receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
chair; stool; post; office; position
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
something like ...; something called ...