prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
almost; roughly; approximately
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
postwar period; period after Second World War
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
government office; agency; board
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
magic; sorcery; incantation
system; organization; organisation; architecture
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
dealing with; coping with
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
enactment; establishment; creation
to concern; to be related
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner