prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day