prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
summer vacation; summer holiday
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
older sister; elder sister
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; the present time; just now; another; more
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how long; how much; to what extent
to pay attention; to be watchful
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be worried; to be troubled
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at least; at most; (even) just
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all