prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
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
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
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.
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")