prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
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
senior high school; high school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
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 be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
senior high school; high school
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
incident; affair; happening; event
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
attendance (at school); going to school
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sharing; division; draw; tie
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in that way; thus; so; so?
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.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
beginning; outset; first; onset