prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
about when; about what time; how soon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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 read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
long time; long interval; for quite some time
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious