prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
two persons; two people; pair; couple
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tall figure; high stature
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; situation; position; location
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
front; frontage; facade; main
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
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.
observation; survey; watching
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)