prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
graduation ceremony; commencement
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
desolate field; withered field
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
final adjustment; final coordination
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
suffix for familiar person
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to watch over; to watch attentively