prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
arrack (grain or rice wine); arak
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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)
having said that; on the other hand
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
operating gown; surgical suit
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
surgery; surgical procedure
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least