prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
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
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
neighbourhood; neighborhood
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
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.
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
while; even though; despite
to telephone; to make a phone call
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
only; merely; but; no more than
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now