prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
spiritual realm of humanity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
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 clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
only; merely; but; no more than
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the place for; the time for; the level of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
those (near the second person)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
perfect; complete; flawless
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hide; to keep to oneself