prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
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
sons and daughters; children; girl
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
as (for); for; in the capacity of
considerably; fairly; quite
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch