prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
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 breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
front; frontage; facade; main
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses