prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
summer vacation; summer holiday
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
still; even now; to this day
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
height of; middle of; full bloom
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo